Join the NOFA/Mass Food Access Team to learn how to make quick and nutritious meals with homemade sofrito from the veggies in your garden or farm share!  Anyone that attends the session can participate in making this delicious dish and take home samples.

Sofrito is a flavorful base made from finely chopped or pureed vegetables and herbs that’s used to enhance the flavor of various dishes. It typically includes onions, garlic, peppers (bell pepper, cubanelle, and ají dulce), cilantro, and culantro (also known as recao). Not only is it a flavorful tool for a variety of recipes, it’s also an important source of fiber and nutrients, especially when grown in healthy soils. 

Jody Mendoza, the owner of Farming is Life, will bring their mobile market for participants to purchase the ingredients in the recipe (and a few more goodies!) to take home. This workshop welcomes food assistance program participants – SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior vouchers – and is also open to everyone! It’s an interactive event that’s especially geared towards those who are new to preparing whole vegetables from scratch, and is  also open to those who have participated in farm share events before.

During this workshop, the NOFA/Mass Food Access Team will review the benefits of food raised in healthy soil, demonstrate how to cook the recipe, and discuss how to use SNAP/HIP to access locally grown nutrient-dense veggies. 

Accessibility Notes:

Public Transportation:

The Dorchester Food Coop has onsite parking, accessible entrances and restrooms, and can be reached by public transportation. Bus routes 15 and 17 pass nearby, and the Food Co-op is a twelve-minute walk/roll from the Fairmount Line.

Refund/Inclement Weather Policy:

For information on our refund and inclement weather policy, click here. 

Questions?

Contact Sister Anna at anna@nofamass.org with any questions

This project was supported by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture through grant 24SCBPMA1244. Its contents are solely the authors’ responsibility and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.